MSU > Microwave Sounding Unit

 (MI_Instrument) uuid: 8293FAD4B89175F2E040AC8C5AB4576F
    citation:  (CI_Citation)
        title:  NOAA Polar Orbiter Data User's Guide. Section 4.3, MSU Data
        date:  (CI_Date)
            date:  1998-11
            dateType:  (CI_DateTypeCode) publication
        edition:  revision
        identifier:  (MD_Identifier)
            code:  gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:25178
        citedResponsibleParty:  (CI_ResponsibleParty)
            individualName:  Kidwell, Katherine B. (comp. and ed.)
            role:  (CI_RoleCode) originator
        citedResponsibleParty:  (CI_ResponsibleParty)
            individualName:  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
            role:  (CI_RoleCode) publisher
    identifier:  (MD_Identifier)
        code:  MSU > Microwave Sounding Unit
    type:  sounder
    description:  Instrument Type: sounder, Operational Mode: , Collection Type: step-scan, Other Information: The MSU sensors consist of two four-inch diameter antennas, each having an IFOV of 7.5 degrees. The antennas are step-scanned through eleven individual 1.84-second Earth viewing steps and require a total of 25.6 seconds to complete. The 124-kilometer IFOV resolution at the subpoint creates an underlap of approximately 115 km between adjacent scan lines.